Hitachi Energy announced today it’s spending $10 million on a facility in Cary to provide engineering, testing and other services to meet surging U.S. electricity due partly to the expansion of AI data centers.

Slated to open this fall, the 32,000-square-foot Power Electronics Center of Competence will employ 150 people who will help utilities and developers meet surging electricity demand, Hitachi Electric said in a statement.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright visited the construction for the announcement, part of the company’s $1 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing unveiled last year. The spending also includes the expansion of several facilities and a new large power transformer factory in South Boston, Virginia.

“Together, these efforts reinforce domestic supply chains, increase access to essential grid technologies, and improve the company’s ability to support customers quickly through localized capabilities at a time when reliable, high‑quality electricity is becoming central to economic growth and energy security,’’ the statement said. “Rapid AI data center expansion, industrial electrification, integration of new energy sources, and population growth continue to put unprecedented strain on the grid.”